Pneumatic-tire appliance



l Patented Oct. 25,1927.L

vIJ'his invention which is ,concerned with a pneumatici-ire relates., more particularly to a r1 means which '1s .interposed betweenithe outer vcas i ng. and inner `'tube offgthe tire for imparti 6 ing thereto ,a resilientsupport the, -needxjpi-j whiclr varies :inversely lwith. the pressure Qdi;

-i andeachrested against the rimwhereonthei v p'referablyesoigtensionedjasgjto 4require l:they

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This #resilient supporti vn nlay. be j' the form:

i?) 'of' innerglining which can `be made and installed at small expense. Chief among its advantages is a `prolonged serviceable lifeV i 4 to the tire, prevention of tire collapsein case ofv air failure therein, land protection'in a lsubstantial degree against punctures to the l5 tire. Y

An exemplilication of this invention in a preferred form is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. p l is a circuinfer# ent-ial fragmentary section through the tire and associated rim and felly; and

Fig. 2 is atransverse section therethrough Y vtaken online 2-2 of Fig. l.

casing A surroundinga tube B 'adapted'.` to be inflated with air. The sides of the caslng which Vare straight maybe confined Within and rested upona rim C detachably secured casing and tube vin such inanner as tov follow the curvature of the inner face of the former whereby its side walls 3 are aligned in substantially parallel relation with their edges closely adjacent the walls of the casing, and

y vvthe latter at a point which is spaced from the rim. A flap G may be placed between this filler and tube, as shown.

- The innerlining may comprise inner and vouter flexible plies 5 and 6, preferably of fabric, and 'stitched or otherwise fastened together transversely of the tire .at .spaced equidistant points l7. This connection between the two plies or layers'of the innerlining may extend half wayv around the tire through the regionv of its treadfasshown in Fig. 1. In lthis manner I provide a series of separated pockets extending transand the tube. p v

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I have illustrated herein a conventional tire construction in which lis embodied an outer f commodation tothe tire. VtoV a wheel felly D. Vith a tireof this gen- 30 eral description, may be associated aninner- Y lining E which vis interposed between the 4 rested against the rim.v Between thetwoy 'walls of this innerlining is `arranged a filler' Ablock F which serves to holdvthe innerlining f as this filler extends from the rim to the innertube, it serves additionally to supportv versely around the tire between ythe casingnigtailsarago'famaaiaitgis @naar one or more bands 8.of-resilientmetal, the?` bandends being..coterminusiwiththe edges 4 of L, the innerlining. I n thismanner A. a. largel number v of resilient- .Supportsf-are provided.

each extending j completely around '.the `tire f application of an appreciable 4compression when the innerlining' is assembled in place.

Af tire which is equipped Withan appliance of the character described is protectedY cirv `cumferenually over most of `its surfaceagainst puncturing `from outside sources Additionally the tire is provided with a re- I sili-ent support, independent of that" furnished by pressure of air within the tube, "f l.

capablelof sustaining the vehicle load incase of airvdelation. A vehicle having tires so equipped vmay proceed safely Without danl 4 Ager of ,accident in caseof sudden air failure many of its tires, 4and may continue on its Yway Without detriment theretor until a convenient opportunity is afforded of making a tirelchange. 'The construction of the innerlining is such as to facilitate its ready acn Win be 'Imaam the present application that'pmovement of each of its resilient components may take place independently of the others; also, where two orlinore bands are arrangedin'the same pocketwithout mutual connect1on,l each of these components may, move relative to the other, as vrequired by yconditions of road travel.. All this makes far I claim vl. In combination with were having a tube 1 surrounded by .a casing whichv is mounted on -4 a rim, `an innerlining disposed between the i100 casingV `and tubeandconforming to the inner face of the former7 the 'innerlining being prof' vided adjacent the rim with substantiallyk parallel walls the edges of which'rest squarely against the rim7 a filler between the walls o f the `innerlining and extending from` the .rim to the tube, and a plurality of resilient supports .arranged circumferentially o f theV tire each extending transversely thereof with lts two opposite ends against the rim, the innerlining being provided with pockets where# in such supports are individually contained,v

substantially as described.1

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fthe tire between the casing and the tube and bearing against the rim,V anda pluralityv of resilient supporting means loosely securedl -f within the innerlining and each movable relative to thejothers, each of said supporting means having n two endsbearing directly against the,v rim, and each surrounding the f tube, substantially as described.

'3. In combination with a tire `having a 1 tube surround-ed by a casing the walls of' which are rested on arim, an innerlining between the casmg and tube and `conforming to the curvature of the former, the innerlining Y comprising two layers :of flexiblematerialv connected at spaced points throughout the tread portion of. the tire to provide individual pockets, a vresilient supporting member 4. In combination with a tire having a .disposed in `each pocket and eirtending o laround the tire V:topresent its two .ends -against the rim,and filler means disposed between the twofwalls of the innerlining, they tube surrounded by a casing which is mounted von a ri1n,*a plurality of independently movable resilientsupports in the ormAo` bands which surround the tube to theinner side of the casing, each of said bands having opposite ends rested on the rim at separated points, and a filler interposed centrally between the band ends, rim, and tube, whereby to hold these parts in fixed relation.

` l l y AJOSEPH P. HAYES. 

